Public Lecture Series - Staff

The Vision

The Queen Mary University of London Public Lecture Series has been created to bring all public lectures across the University under one umbrella. The aim is to assist the better coordination, creation, scheduling, resourcing and delivery of these important events. The series will consist of new and pre-existing Inaugural, guest speaker and hot topic lectures taking place centrally and within the schools. We hope that with consistent branding and promotion, we will create a streamlined and uniformed event series which will be recognisable to a public audience.

What’s new?

We are making changes to the Inaugural Lecture Series to create a programme that raises awareness and increases the reputation of Queen Mary amongst key target audiences.

The programme will be called the ‘Public Lecture Series’ and will include Inaugural Lectures as well as other events.

The Events and Ceremonies Team will centrally fund and organise 10 flagship (Tier A) events per year made up of Inaugurals, ‘Hot Topics’ and guest lectures. The criteria for a Tier A lecture is that they must be of media interest, impactful, and beyond individual research fields. Remaining talks and lectures will be managed by schools, with advice and support from The Events and Ceremonies Team.

Why?

• To assist the better coordination, creation, scheduling, resourcing and delivery of these important events.
• To ensure the series has a strategic approach which refocuses the resource available to generate as much impact as possible per event.
• To use the series to help improve Queen Mary University of London’s reputation.

How can I get involved?

• You can tell us about any existing events or ideas that you think may be appropriate through the application form or by emailing us at events@qmul.ac.uk.
• Host your event as part of the Public Lecture Series and we will provide branding and assist with advice and promotion. See what we can do for tier B events here.
• Apply to be part of the Public Lecture Series as a Tier A event. See what a Tier A event is here.